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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Software Developer, Backend Platform - **Company:** Autodesk - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Node.Js, TypeScript, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Graphql, Terraform - **Published:** September 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/principal-software-developer-backend-platform-getmaintainx-com-10092410 ## About the Role * A strong AI-native mindset - you've brought AI-assisted workflows into a platform or org, not just your own workflow. * Deep expertise in distributed systems, demonstrated with experience making architectural decisions with long-term, cross-org, multi-year consequences * Deep exposure across several of the platform's key domains: cloud (AWS), IaC infrastructure (Terraform/Atmos), CI/CD, GraphQL federation, Event driven systems, APIs, and developer experience * Expert in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar languages, with a track record of setting standards others adopt. * Track record of cross-team impact: changing how multiple teams build, decide, or deliver * Demonstrated ability to frame ambiguous technical problems and drive them to resolution with minimal guidance * Experience navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders and using data to demonstrate impact * Strong technical judgment balanced with pragmatism: knows when to advocate for the right solution and when to move forward * Expert-level English, spoken and written - you'll lead platform engineering managers across multiple teams and present technical priorities to executive stakeholders. ## Description We're building an AI-native platform for our internal developers, over 150 of them, guided by a single question: does this shorten the time from idea to value, for the teams building on our platform and for the customers they ultimately serve? The smooth path is the safe, fast path, because the platform makes it the default. We build the route that maximizes AI acceleration. You'll set the technical direction for how backend services get built, shipped, and operated across the engineering org - not just for one team. What you'll do: * Shape the technical direction, governance and architecture of the backend platform * Shape AI-native workflows into the platform itself, changing how the org builds services with developers and agents * Proactively identify and drive resolution of cross-cutting technical challenges before they become delivery blockers, working across multiple engineering teams * Define and evolve platform-wide standards, patterns, and abstractions adopted across teams * Influence roadmap priorities by framing trade-offs, surfacing opportunities, and driving alignment across engineering, product, and analytics * Drive adoption of changes across teams, not just their delivery * Mentor and elevate senior engineers through complex problems and architectural decisions * Navigate ambiguity and lead complex, multi-squad initiatives with minimal direction * Participate in the on-call rotation ## Related Videos - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! 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